The workshop will be held in English and run for two days, on March 17 and 18, 2021.

The demands on doctoral researchers are high. Your first major research project does not only involve scientific challenges but also requires a high proficiency in planning and execution. Project management skills and competencies in time management and self-motivation are indispensable for productive progress. The Getting started workshop will provide you with an excellent foundation in these domains. You will learn basic project planning techniques and apply them to your own research project. In addition, the workshop will introduce powerful methods for effective time management and self-motivation. Selecting methods that work well for you will be a focus as well as discussing how to sustainably transfer them to your own work context. Depending on the interests of the participants, we will also cover stakeholder management with respect to the supervisor-relationship, strategies for efficient writing or how to deal with stress and crises.
 

Contents in brief:

·  Project management

-  Milestone planning

-  Agile strategies and techniques

-  Adjusting plans

-  Risk management

·  Efficient time management and self-motivation

-  Setting priorities

-  Pragmatism & perfectionism

-  Structuring your workday and week

·  The student-supervisor relationship

·  Dealing with stress and crises during your doctorate

Methods:

·      Theoretical input

·      Self-reflection

·      Partner and group exercises

·      Plenum discussion

The workshop will be held in English and run for two days, on March 17 and 18, 2021.

Please note the following: The participants can benefit from an additional counselling appointment  on April 14, 2021, 9:00 - 9:30 a.m., 11:00 - 11:30 a.m., 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Technical requirements: To participate in this workshop, you need a stable internet connection, a webcam and a microphone. Participants will receive further detailed information regarding the online-platform prior to the workshop.

The workshop is open to doctoral researchers at KIT who are KHYS members.